The State House is located at 24 Beacon Street in the heart of
Boston. Unfortunately, there is no free or visitor parking available. Metered spaces are available on a limited basis. The closest parking garage is the Boston Common Garage located on Charles Street, between the Boston Common and the Public Garden.

Visitors are required to pass through security screening, provide a
valid government photo ID, and electronic devices (cell phones, cameras, laptops, etc.) are not allowed in the courthouse. Devices can be checked with security prior to entering courthouse.

Public Transit

MBTA Silver Line or Bus Route 4 to Courthouse Station

Parking

Due to development in the area, parking around the courthouse is
limited. Daily parking is available at One Marina Park Drive, at surface lots on B Street and Seaport Boulevard, and at the Seaport Hotel parking garage. Daily rates range from $20 - $38 per day (rates are subject to change without notice).

Metered spots. Paid lots on Church Street, Downtown Garage on Brown and New Library St.

Public Transit

The Essex Law Library is accessible by the Newburyport/Rockport line of the MBTA. The closes stop to the courthouse is Salem Station. The courthouse is also available by the following MBTA busses: Express Bus 450, Express Bus 455, Bus 456, Express Bus 459 and Bus 465.

Metered parking is available on Main Street and at the Municipal Parking Lot across from Youth Library entrance. Meters are free after 4pm. Limited one-hour free library parking is available in the lot across from the Youth Library accessible from Boulder Drive and opposite Putnam Place.

The entrances on Munson Street are marked, directing you to the second entrance, which has a sign "Franklin County Courthouse-Main Entrance." Upon entering the Main Entrance, there are signs directing you to the Franklin County Courthouse Parking areas. There is handicap accessible parking right by the main entrance.

For public transportation information to the courthouse, visit the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority website or call 508-588-1000. The Lawrence District Court is accessible by the Haverhill line of the MBTA. The closest station to the courthouse is the Lawrence Station stop, which is approximately 1/2 of a mile from the courthouse. Busses are also available through the Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority.

Parking

Paid parking is available in several nearby parking lots, as well as the Museum Square Parking Garage, directly across from the front door of the building.

The library has a scanner and recommends patrons bring a flash drive to save to.

Parking

Library patrons can park in the lot marked Jury Parking, but this lot has less availability on Mondays and Fridays.

Public Transit

There is a Lowell Superior Court bus stop, which is on the Highlands via Stevens, Lowell Circulator, and South Lowell lines (See the Lowell Regional Transit Authority for schedules). The court is also about half a mile from the Lowell commuter rail station.

There is a parking lot behind the Registry of Deeds Building, as well as metered parking on High and Court Streets. More spaces are available in the parking lot after 1:00 when the jury pool is dismissed.

The library is .7 miles from Worcester Union Station. It is also near the Main Street & George Street bus stop on the 8 and 18 bus lines.

Parking

There are lots nearby as well as metered parking (see map). If you park at a meter, you need to be diligent about feeding the meter because they are quick to ticket.

Copying

The library has a copier. It costs 10 cents per page to copy.

Additional Tips

If you are looking for something specific (i.e., a form), call the library or use the Chat Service to see if it can be emailed to you. If you have paperwork related to your case (ex. a Summons or complaint), bring it with you when you visit the library. You may also want to bring a thumb drive so you can save documents you find using the library’s databases.

MBTA Red, Green, Blue, and Orange lines. Government Center
station is closed until March 2016. State, Bowdoin and Park Street Stations are currently the closest stations.

Parking

Parking is limited. 2-Hour metered parking can be found on
Cambridge St and New Chardon St. Rates for the Government Center Garage on New Sudbury are available here. Rates for Center Plaza Garage are located here.

Security

The Social Law Library is located in the Courthouse of the Supreme
Judicial Court and Appeals Court of Massachusetts. Visitors will need to go through a security screening upon entering.

Usage

The Social Law Library is a private membership research library.
You do not have to be an attorney to become a member, but there is a yearly subscription fee to access the library. Pro Se litigants may be issued a courtesy pass if they demonstrate a need to access resources that are unavailable at public libraries. Courtesy passes are only good for one calendar day and cannot be renewed. For more information, see here.